Document Type

Issue Brief

Publication Date

6-1-2001

Abstract

This issue brief provides an overview of the current nursing shortage. It discusses the multiple factors that make this shortage in the nurse workforce different from earlier ones. It also examines steps taken by nursing schools, the health care industry, the federal government, and states to address this issue.

Comments

Issue brief no. 763

Open Access

yes

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